GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

Random words

WordMeaning
emanateto come out from a source
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly